Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-04-26
SECOND TERN fiLK.
4 Statement Regarding .
Conversation with Pres
ideat Cleveland
Low Rates Resumed Be
tween Portland and
San Francisco.
San Francisco Trades Unions
Forming q Giant Alliance.
California Land Cases-An Open switch
-ssarcesy RssegziEAbls-Trial Of
Jaeob OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
with caaada-Kxslted Mohs
IN LoalsvTIie.

JAeoo Sh4fP-Non-A1sefoour
with Canada-Rxeitsa Mohs
IN LoaIsville.
staaemens from MP. DeFshelner.
Nxw Yozx. April 25.-Hon- Wm. DoEs
heimer mahes the following statemsns !;
I" In vieW Of the reports which have
been oent oat ~ the Waahington ooFfe-
spondsnts Of sosae Of the Western %
psrs, think it proper 70 make the fol-
loving statement In January last the
President aid 20 me that be had bssn
contemplating making public dsolaEa-
ton which would take him out Of the
deld &c 6 candidate iu 1883. BE said
thar be was led 10 this conclusion. not
cniy by personal considerations. bat
because be Thought sueh course wo1ld
relieve him from the imputations which
we're daily cast upon him and Which in
terfered With his usefulness IN ofiics.
Altar listening to the Presidents ohser-
vations, and supposing that be wished IN
expression Of my opinion, ! told him that
thought sach Q declaration would be
very unwise and THAI 10 would increase
bis peFplexikies rather than diminish
thena. / also said it vas not for him 10
sav uhsthef be would be q candidate for
re-elecsion OF net. That Was matter
te be decided by the Democrats. Who
had honored him greatly and Who had
q right 10 his services II they desired
them. / also urged thA1 no tradition
would be broken By his candidacy for q
second term, and that IL might be most
important 10 his party and c0untgy that
he should be reelected. Altar LONG
talk upon this subject, the effect Of
which vas as have stated, the matter
vas dropped and has uot since
that time been even alluded
10 accept In Q casual manner. have
never had In my possession letter frem
the President with reference 70 the sec
ond term, ner have ever seen such
litter or 9 draft Of oEe. have not been
in Washington since the &th Of this
month. II the President has arrived
At the determination suggested In his
conversation With me last January, ! do
not know IL, but knowing well his ehar-
aeter, am confident that II be thinks
10 bis duty 10 decline renominatien ne
will make known his intention In pab
lie way which will render misunder-
standing Of them impossible"
The Cleveland seeend Term Talk.
Sr. LoUIs, April 24.-The Republicans
Washington correspondent again refer
ring TO the presidential renominatlon
matter, gives the following: The story
has come TO the correspondent Of the
Republican tonight significantly con-
a---.a.-. a 49,. .,,.rmr,fsrr, hahu,aan kha
President and his senatorial visitors.
This story is TO the effect that the Pres-
ident had quite recently prepared let
ter to be made public ssttinR. forth bis
views In regard to q second term IN
plain distinct words and unquaitnedly
declaring that be weuld NOS be eandi'
date for reelection. Yielding to the Ia
fiuerce Of bis friends be CONSENTED,
however, 10 withhold the letter for the
present II not Whslly 10 abandon his In
iention Of giving Ii 10 the public. This
story 10 told on the authority Of Oolonel
DorsheimeE, Of New York, who was in
Washington few days age. He told
several Of bis friends while here, imme-
diately after coming from the White
House, that he had been shown Q dram
of the letter, such as has been already
characterized, spd bis advice vas asked
regarding tbs policy Of such . publiea.
tion. He eaid that Il referred AZ some
length 60 the opposition Of q certain ele-
rnsnt Of the Democratic party 20 the 70.
election Of Cleveland aud the chance
that this might defeat the ticket. AfteI
referring TO this well known factor n
the existing situation, Colonial Dor
sheimer says the Presidsnt went on ir
his letter 30 say that he deemed 70 wte'
Ia view of these circumstances 70 with
draw his name from ell consideration u
connection with the communication. n
announced tn uDequtvical terms that D.
vas not candidate and suggested thai
some other leader, Who could command
the united support OF the whole party
be selected. Is the standard bearer u
1888. Colonel DoRsheimeF stated tha
be at once protested against any pablo
use sf the letter as proposed. He toll
the President that there vas no need 10
him TO adopt this step nov, vhateve
might prove wise hereafter. be urge
the President 10 abandon the idea TO
the present at any rate, and hnAliy IN
duced him 10 yield 10 bis persnasions.
lew Rates % Portland.
sAx FRAxcrsco, April I'D. B. Jsch
| son. ticket agent Of the Oregon kailwA
and Navigation Company, has receivs
| instructious from the General Passen0e
AGENTS offiae OF that line, 10 fasum
sailing tickets TO Portland 81 Sl5
| viaitors 10 California who desire 10 ~
turn East By the northern routss. ThI
rate vas discontinued when the knteI
state Conmeros Law vent into ehect.
Trades Unien Mutual Alliance.
sAn FaAxczsco, April 25.-Tha cit
representatives Of 81 Trades Unions ~
ssmbled yesterday In response 20 an h
vitation OF the CiaaFmaksrs Union 8
devise Q means whersby ths interests Q
trade laboFers can be best advances
The Oredential Oommittee's FepoI
which vas adopted. resommends1th
adnission Of - delegates a. pfessn
| and the exclusion Of ths nve dsleeAts
from the Ooancil Of Federated trade
the Butchers' Prossokive Union, th
German Butsher5 Union and the Mu
sioians ReeiprocAl Union. The ereeni
zation II 10 be known - the Trad.
| Uuion Mutual Alliance. and Wih Be Ro'
erBsd by an executive osmmittee Of q
teen. les objact is 70 assist all whit
woFkirR msn In their struggles again
Chinsse labossrs. The following oif
ears we're elested: President, Herman
Gottstadt; Yies Prsdaent, W. Aylinl
Secretary. Hamiltoa II. D0bbin.
MorganfhaleF, Who yes elected TreAl
nrer, declined 10 serve.
California land Cases.
sAR FKANcnco. April 2S.-Ths eas
Of John A. Benson, state SaFveyoE Ger
srAl. RiohAFt aud others. indietsd q
eonapiraey and poriary In osnaeetic
uith ALLEGED fFs1dalenk iAnd survey
came 40 bsfsEe Uniisd States DislEi
Judge Hs9man today. Tbe defen
ants attazneys nled O motion 20 qua
tse indictments in ali eases On q
Rroasd that the Grad JuFy whil
found them cas- an Illegal body. unjt'
States District Attorney Carey tnts
. possd dsmurreE2 20 all the pleas, ava
rina the insafisianey Of the grounds Z
forth. be agfsed. after dissaszil
uith ~ h0yeE. thai one csss sA01
. Be- taken 80 q tes1 esae. alth0egA
dsuurFeET Woald BE- aisd 10 all cal
where pleaa are already fled- TheOel
fken oe3ared fhna al tie eaaea Be kFal